Yorvit Torrealba’s head is in the right place. Now the question is what kind of shape his body is in.

The catcher, back on the Rockies’ roster after the harrowing ordeal of his son’s kidnapping in Venezuela last month, likely will start Sunday’s game against the Diamondbacks. Torrealba hasn’t played in a big-league game since June 1 in Houston. He played in four rehab games with Triple-A Colorado Springs, hitting .267 (4-for-15) with one RBI and a walk.

He needed every bit of his minor-league stint to get ready for what will amount to his second season opener.

“I think I needed the physical work,” Torrealba said Friday. “As soon as I had my son back, and as soon as we flew to the States, I was fine. I slept good at night. Physically, I was struggling after not doing anything for two weeks.”

Torrealba said he was most concerned about his right shoulder.

“With the injuries I’ve had, I was worried about my shoulder, but things have worked out just fine,” Torrealba said.

Manager Jim Tracy said he’s confident Torrealba is ready.

“We’ve done everything we could do to get him mentally and physically ready,” Tracy said.

Tracy noted that the last time Torrealba played for the Rockies, he threw out Astros Miguel Tejada and Michael Bourn on steal attempts.

Spring home.

Diamondbacks CEO Derrick Hall told The Arizona Republic the Diamondbacks and Rockies are moving close to an agreement that would have the teams sharing a spring-training complex on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. The facility would be paid for by the tribe and built east of Scottsdale. The teams would spend their final spring training in Tucson in 2010 and move to Scottsdale beginning in 2011.

Footnotes.

Injured reliever Manuel Corpas (bone chip, right elbow) threw from 120 feet Friday and is scheduled to throw a 25-pitch bullpen session today. Corpas said he could be ready for a minor-league rehab assignment with Double-A Tulsa next week. “I feel good, no problems,” said Corpas, who went on the 15-day disabled list on June 20. . . . Baserunners have been robbing Rockies catchers blind. When Paul Phillips threw out the Dodgers’ Juan Pierre on Wednesday, it ended a streak of 25 consecutive successful stolen-base attempts against Colorado. Phillips was designated for assignment Wednesday when Torrealba was reinstated.

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